Tag cabinet



Patented May 27, 1941 ETED STATES PATE TAG CABINET @riginal application December 2, 1936, Serial No. 113,778. Divided and this application October 25,1937, vSerial No. 170,842

3 Claims.

This invention relates to tag cabinets. This application is a division of application #113,778, iiled December 2, 1936, which matured into Patent No. 2,126,980 on August 16, 1938.

The general object of the invention is to provide an imp-roved cabinet for dispensing tags.

A more specific object of the invention is to provide a novel cabinet,including compartments for dispensing tags which are particularly adapted for use in marking articles to be cleaned and wherein the tag is made of fabric and is provided with a suitable lling or other material so that the tag is rendered somewhat exible or resilient.

Other objects and advantages of our invention will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a cabinet, showing a holder with tags therein and embodying the features of our invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary front elevation of the cabinet with tags therein;

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2';

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section taken on line 4--4 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters we have shown our invention as embodied in a cabinet which is indicated generally at Ill. As shown the cabinet includes a bottom II, a back I2, ends I3 and a top rail I4.

Mounted on the back I2 and extending from the under side of the top I4 to the bottom II we show rail members I5. These rail members as shown in detail in Fig. 4 are preferably of substantially T-shape and each includes a base I 6 which may be suitably secured as by glueing to the back I2. Each rail also includes a web I1 which is connected to a head I8. 'Ihis head I8 is provided with rounded ends and the rails are so arranged that the heads provide opposed pairs of guides.

At the .ends of the cabinet the rails I are provided With one guide rail only on the inner surface as shown in Fig. 4. The cabinet and guide rails are preferably made of wood or composition although the material depends upon the requirements in each instance.

Spaced slightly in advance of the back l2 and in the rear of the guide rails I5 we show rods I9 which have rearwardly directed ends engaging the apertures in the back I2. The rods I9 at the lower end 2| are fitted in apertures in the bottom II. The rods I9 are preferably made of metal and each receives a follower 22. 'Ihe followers 22 are provided with apertures 26 which are slightly larger than the rods I3 so that the followers are free to engage on the top of tagsl and yet may be supported as shown in Fig. 3 when they are tilted away from the horizontal. The rods I9 are bent at the top so that the follower may be turned vertically as shown in dotted lines to allow the tags to be inserted. y

As shown the cabinet receives tags 30 which have parallel sides 3| and parallel ends 32. The tags are preferably made of a light weight cloth and are treated with suitable sizing or other material so that they are rendered somewhat flexible and resilient. Each of the tags is provided with semi-circular notches 33 adjacent one end. These notches form tabs 33 which are resilient. The notches are of a size so that they t in the guides in the guide rails I5 previously described.

Each of the tags 3i) is provided with a small aperture 34 which is shown as disposed at one side of the center and adjacent one of the notches 33.

The tag device embodying the features of our invention is particularly adapted for use in cleaning establishments and the tags are preferably printed with suitable indicia such as the words repair, press only, Monday, Tuesday, etc. as shown at 35 in the drawing.

In use the operator places the linger or thumb on the uppermost tag in the proper stack of tags and pulling on the tag moves it to the position shown in Fig. 4 wherein the resilient tabs 33', it will be noted, are bent upwardly and into engagement with the edge of the rail. Further movement of the tag allows it tobe withdrawn. This arrangement allows only one tag at a time to be removed since the operator can grasp only the top tag and the tags being smooth or slick the frictional engagement of the upper tag with the lower tag does not cause the lower tag to move.

After the upper tag is removed, the operator quickly inserts one end of a pin through the aperture 34. By having the aperture 34 already provided the point of the pin can be inserted through this aperture very quickly and then.' through the garment and through the other side of the tag the point piercing the tag and being held by the safety attachment. In addition to the indicia printed on the tag the operator may write suitable instructions such as the numberV of the order, etc. to meet the requirements in each case.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that we have invented a novel tag cabinet and box which can be economically manufactured and which are highly eflicient in use.

Having thus described our invention we claim:

l. A holding cabinet for laundry tags having opposed notches adjacent one end, including a bottom, a pair of ends, a back and a plurality of vertically extending partition members forming compartments, said partition members extending forwardly from the rear of the cabinet to- Wards the front and having their outer ends spaced from the plane of the front, said partition members being notched on both sides near their outer ends to provide grooves to receive the ends of the tags, said grooves defining tongues at the outer ends of the partition members to engage the notches of the tags to be thereby retained.

2. A holding cabinet for laundry tags having'Y opposed notches adjacent one end, having in combination a bottom, a pair of ends, a back and a plurality of vertically extending partition members forming compartments, said partition members extending forwardly from the rear of the cabinet towards the front and having their outer ends spaced from the plane of the front, said pary tition members being notched on both sides near their outer ends to provide grooves to receive the ends of the tags, said grooves defining tongues at the outer ends of the partition members to engage the notches of the tags to be thereby retained, and follower means retained in each of said compartments for sliding vertical movement, each of said followers having a portion extending beyond the ends of the partition members.

3. A holding cabinet for laundry tags having opposed notches adjacent one end, having in combination a bottom, a pair of ends, a back and a plurality of vertically extending partition members forming compartments', said partition members extending forwardly from the rear of the cabinet towards the front and having their outer ends spaced from the plane of the front, said partition members being notched on both sides near their outer ends to provide grooves to receive the ends of the tags, said grooves defining tongues at the outer ends of the partition members to engage the notches of the tags to be thereby retained, a vertically disposed rod in the rear of each compartment adjacent and in spaced relation to the back member of the cabinet, a follower member slidably retained on each of said rods, each of said followers having a portion extending beyond the outer ends of the said partition members.

HARTLEY M. SEARS. SAM ROTHENBERG. 

